Interestingly, it's the British who introduced tea to Sri Lanka, so the Sinhalese word තේ (tē) is an adaptation. So is very possibly the word for pineapple: ananas - annasi (අන්නාසි).
However, the following similarities are probably due to the common roots of Latin and Sanskrit:
However, the following similarities are probably due to the common roots of Latin and Sanskrit:
English/Latin - Sinhalese
Nose - Naas
Dental - Danta
Three - Three
Regina (Queen) - Regina
There are many others...
Words adapted from Sinhalese to English:
Anaconda - Henakandaya (හෙණකඳයා) (Means "Massive Body")